On Tuesday, and after significant backlash to Greene’s comments more or less forced the issue, Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that his conference “condemns this language,” and that “Marjorie is wrong, and her intentional decision to compare the horrors of the Holocaust with wearing masks is appalling.”
Rep. Steve Scalise, the second-most-powerful Republican in the House, gave a more watered-down statement through a spokeswoman, saying that he “does not agree” with Greene’s comments. (Both McCarthy and Scalise also used their statements as an opportunity to take a…
